Emulating the process of embroidery, Uribe uses each <a href="http://inhabitat.com/ariane-prin-creates-brilliant-colored-pencils-from-recycled-waste/" target="_blank">pencil</a> to create a studded surface, and he builds up the colored points and ends to create mass.

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Frederico Uribe

Since colored pencils are a traditional material for making art, the artist wanted to buck the trend and use the medium in a new way while developing a new creative process.

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Frederico Uribe

For the exhibition, Uribe reimagined these <a href="http://inhabitat.com/jonna-pohjalainen’s-giant-colored-pencil-sculptures-make-you-feel-miniature/" target="_blank">pencil stubs into bright and luscious objects</a>. A larger than life, juicy orange segment is made up of hundreds of oranges and yellows, sectioned off with thin strips of white pencils.

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Frederico Uribe

Dark brown pencils swirl to make the chocolate frosting of a donut, with a light cream pencils making up a bite taken out of one side.

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Frederico Uribe

For a large hanging ice cream cone, Uribe combined the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/pete-goldlust-carves-colorful-crayons-into-intricate-sculptures/" target="_blank">pink pencils</a> that made up the scoop and cherry with his signature use of other hardware objects - dozens of plastic fasteners make up the cone.

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Frederico Uribe

In addition to the sweet treats, Uribe used full pencils to make create <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/piano-as-art-defunct-pianos-transformed-into-gorgeous-sculptures/" target="_blank">dueling keyboards</a> in black and white.

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Frederico Uribe

The artist also constructed a life-size traffic light, whose varying shades of green and red resemble the iridescence of the reflective lights.

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Frederico Uribe

The Miami-based Colombian artist has created a body of work using other unexpected objects to create sculptures - including screws, shoes, and shoe laces. His repurposed sculptures reimagine the useful life of these objects, turning trash into beautiful sculpture.